A Covid Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas, Santa at the North Pole Scratching his white beard, staring hard at the snow With Covid on the loose would Christmas still be on? Or would children all wonder where Santa’s sleigh had gone? Should he postpone Christmas? Maybe that was the way, Til this Covid business was over, postpone, to a much brighter day?

He considered all options and a thought did appear. He and his reindeer'd wear masks, they’d get the very best gear. His eyes brightened,  his mind darted, ideas keeping apace, What kinda mask would suit…. the whole human race?

He analyzed the market and determined indeed。There was a dazzlingly, obvious customer need.But how to design a mask that everyone would wear? He and his elves wondered, “How can we make everyone care”?

Suddenly, the fog cleared; he thought, ‘Don’t be a fool' You build toys for the receiver – that’s Santa’s Golden Rule. He thought of boys and girls, of both the young and old. He'd make them light weight for the hot, with thick lining for the cold.

So many different masks his elven team could make He thought of all those doubters, he pondered, what would it take? He tugged his beard, he rubbed his belly, and munched Mrs Clause's cookies Bit by bit the plan was planned ….. he’d sorted all the goodies

His strategy was soundly built , his whole dream put in motion. To get them all through to next year, and get rid of this Covid commotion. They cut and stitched and elasticated until they buried Santa’s sleigh. It really was a lot of masks ….who’s counting anyway

Reindeer prancing, elves adancing,  sleigh loaded and ready to ride His mission for this season,… people’s faces he would hide He’d circle the globe not missing a place and through the heat and the snow Santa would deliver all the masks with his trademark, Ho Ho Ho

He thought even grown ups liked his design and would love to wear them a lot He’d start a brand new fashion trend, at least so  he’d thought But when he listened closely, this is what Santa could hear, "I’ll wear this red one’, “I’ll have a white one”, but please Santa… no Covid for next year."